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by Akash
Tue Jan 20, 2009 8:26 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Stuttering shower
Replies: 12
Views: 18299

Good day Swidders, thanks for your reply. The best info that I can provide at the moment is.... The hot water tank has 3 pipes connected to it. 1. At the bottom, cold to touch. 2. About a third of the way up, luke warm to touch. 3. Straight out the top, very hot to touch. I will make the assumption ...
by Akash
Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:34 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Stuttering shower
Replies: 12
Views: 18299

Good day to you all. First of all I would like to appologise for not replying sooner. I still have the stuttering shower problem. 1. This is a new installation, the pump was to replace an excellent newteam pump that had sadly seen better days, about 15 years! 2. The hotwater tank is in the bedroom d...
by Akash
Wed Nov 26, 2008 7:48 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Stuttering shower
Replies: 12
Views: 18299

Good day Plumbob, I have disconnected the hot and cold pipes to the shower valve, quite a practical achievement for me!! There is a small round filter inserted each of the pipes, these are clean. I would like to add that when the shower splutters due to a drop in the hot water pressure, the hot feed...
by Akash
Mon Nov 24, 2008 7:48 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Stuttering shower
Replies: 12
Views: 18299

Thanks for the reply plumbbob,

The shower is a "Nostalgic single lever manual valve"

Pump off, hot flow is greater than the cold.
Pump on, hot flow is greater than the cold, however it does splutter and stutter.

I hope this helps.
by Akash
Sun Nov 23, 2008 8:36 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Stuttering shower
Replies: 12
Views: 18299

Stuttering shower

Good day we have a most annoying shower/pump problem. We have intermittent flow from the hot water. When the shower head is lowered into the bath it flows reasonably well. However when the shower head is placed into the "get a shower" position the hot water pressure drops off. Switch the m...
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